Rugby Indiana

This June and every month: everyone’s welcome in the scrum. 🌈 Happy Pride Month from Rugby Indiana!

Card #24 | Tune Out The Noise

The crowd is loud. The trash talk is louder.
None of it is your assignment.
Distraction is a choice disguised as a reaction.
Every jeer, every cheap shot, every bit of noise is a test — and the test is simple: where are your eyes, where is your mind?

Lock onto what actually moves the game. The ball. The call. The job in front of you.
Everything else is just weather.

The player who can’t be rattled isn’t ignoring the noise.
They’ve decided it doesn’t get a vote.

Not biting back isn’t weakness. It’s respect — for yourself, for your teammates, for the game.
Distractions only work if you let them.

Hear everything. Answer nothing.

374 youth and high school matches this spring season.

That’s 374 chances to compete, grow, and represent your club. Indiana rugby is on the rise. 💪

Proud of every player, coach, referee, and volunteer who made this season happen. See you on the pitch next season! 🏉

Big shout out to our newest top fans! 💎 Daniel Riecke, Cris Trevino, Heather Henderson-Hasty, Ryan Jacobs, Kevin Luoma, Andy McIntyre, Ashley Kemper Owens, Nathon Owens, Ron Mahaney, Brad Piggott, Raymond Mack, Takahiro Itagaki, Sarah Kersey-Hooper, Dane Warren, Heather Johnson

Happy follow-versary to our awesome followers. Thanks for all your support! Sarah Kersey-Hooper, Ron Mahaney, JesseandElizabeth Pimental, Josh Poore, Joy Crickmore Patterson

Card #14 | Your Highlight Reel

Nerves shrink your game. Memory expands it.
Before kickoff, close your eyes. Two minutes.
Replay three moments you played your best.
Feel it again—the speed, the contact, the certainty.
Your brain can’t tell the difference between living it and reliving it.
Vivid rehearsal fires the same circuits as the real thing.
So remind yourself who you are when you’re at your best.
That player is still in there.
Close your eyes. Press play. Then go be them.

A RECORD BREAKING 4,645 fans, families, players & coaches showed up across Semi-State and State Finals. Thank you, Indiana. 🏉

Check out the U23 roster, lots of familiar names! Go Indiana!

It’s that time of year again!

Many of you have probably already seen posts about the Midwest Thunderbird Cup, and we’re excited to officially announce that Indiana will have THREE full select side teams competing and representing Indiana rugby this weekend in Lemont, IL!

➡️ Indiana U23 Women’s Selects
➡️ Indiana Senior Women’s Selects
➡️ Indiana Senior Men’s Selects

The U23 Women kick things off Friday and Saturday, while the Senior Women and Senior Men compete on Saturday and Sunday.

Be sure to follow our social media pages along with the Midwest Rugby Union for schedule updates, player spotlights, match results, and STREAMING information throughout the weekend.

Yes, most matches will be professionally streamed for those who can’t make it in person!

Check out who’s representing the Indiana U23 Women’s Selects below! Big thank you to Masie Duncan for coaching these athletes this weekend! ⬇️